Giovani Salgado

Giovani Salgado
Personal information
Born (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) [1]
Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportKarate
Weight class84 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Kumite +84 kg
Pan American Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Curaçao Kumite +84 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Kumite +84 kg

Giovani Felipin Salgado (born 8 May 2001) is a Brazilian karateka.[3][4][5]

Career

At the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, Salgado won his first fight, but was eliminated in the 2nd round.[6]

At the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won a gold medal in the Men's +84 kg category.[7]

At the 2022 Pan American Karate Championships held in Curaçao, he obtained a bronze in the +84 kg category.[8][9]

At the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he almost won a medal, reaching the semi-final but losing the fight, and then the bronze medal match, in the Men's +84 kg category.[10][11]

At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a bronze medal in the +84 kg category.[12][13]

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